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VOLUME 13, ISSUE 4 1
Felton Bible Church
CHURCH CHATTER Newsletter Volume 13, Issue 4
Felton Bible
Church
April, 2019
THE PASTOR’S PEN Pastor P.J. Davis
Thinking About Sunday Morning
Brothers and Sisters, as you know,
we’re in the middle of a library
clean out and renovation effort
(thanks to the team of folks who
have been working hard to make
it happen!). Recently, while re-
viewing the top shelf, I came
across a book titled: Halley’s Bible
Handbook. It is an eclectic (but
not random) collection of writings
and information pertinent to
God’s Word. The author, Dr. Hen-
ry Halley, published the first edi-
tion in 1924. It subsequently
went through at least 24 updates.
If you have a chance, check out
the brief Wikipedia entry on Dr.
Halley. He seems to have been an
amazing man of the Bible.
I mention all of this because I
want to share some words of Dr.
Halley’s regarding Sunday morn-
ing. Warning: To our “modern”
ears we might be inclined to view
him as overly stringent or legalis-
tic…and perhaps there’s a small
bit (a very small bit) of truth
there. But I think it’s important
that we hear from a faithful
brother of the past; one unbur-
dened by the particular pitfalls in
culture and thinking (even church
culture and thinking) that we ex-
perience today. Certainly Dr. Hal-
ley had his own “blind-spots” (to
borrow a John Piper term), but
maybe here he speaks to one of
our own:
THE HABIT OF GOING TO CHURCH
EVERY SUNDAY AS AN ACT OF
WORSHIP TO GOD
All Christian People Ought to Go to Church Every Sunday, Unless Hindered by Sickness,
Or Necessary Work, Or Necessity of Some Kind.
It Ought to be a Matter of Con-science,
And an Act of Worship. The Churches are
The Most Important institutions In any community.
The Sunday Services are The church’s Principal Way of do-
ing its work; It is THE EVENT of the community
life. Nothing ever happens in any com-
munity As important to the life of the
community As the regular Sunday Worship
Services.
Every community ought to love its churches,
And, at this appointed time, turn out, en masse,
To honor HIM in whose name the church exists.
I’m stopping this poem about
halfway through for the sake of
space. I think I’d like to share
more of Dr. Halley’s words with
you regarding Sunday morning
(not all of which I’ve read yet for
myself). You may find him show-
ing up repeatedly in the Chatter
over the next few months…we’ll
see.
No, gathering with the church on
Sunday doesn’t make you a Chris-
tian. No, God is not honored
merely by our presence together.
BUT, faithfully coming to meet
with God’s people in worship of
him (which is, de-facto, also loving
service of one another) is a mas-
sive step in faithfully following
after Jesus.
Love in Christ,
P.J.
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Felton Bible Church
April 1—5: Church Office Closed
April 4: White Cross Meeting, 10 AM, Fireside room
April 4: Pregnancy Resource Center Banquet
April 6: All Church Workday
April 7: First Sunday Lunch & Fellowship following the
worship service—$3 suggested donation
April 9: VBS online registration opens
April 18: PrimeTime (55+) Fellowship, 2—4 PM
April 19: Good Friday service, 5 PM
April 21: 9:30 AM Easter Sunday service followed by
egg hunt for kids thru grade 5 at 11 AM
April 27: Memorial service for Jo Mary Gifford
April 30: College scholarship applications due
WHAT’S GOING ON? Sundays 9:30 AM—Worship service followed by fellowship time 11AM—Sunday school for all ages 5 PM Prayer meeting
Tuesdays 5:30 PM—Awana Café 6:20 PM—Awana
Wednesdays 11:15 AM—Prayer & Praise meeting at Spring Lakes 5:30 PM—Felton Youth Group—middle school 6 PM—Felton Youth Group—high school 7 PM—Men’s Bible study
Thursdays 7 AM—Men’s Bible study at Mt. Roasting Co., Felton 8 AM—Women’s Walk & Talk at Henry Cowell 9:30 AM—Women’s Bible study 7 PM—Women’s Bible study
BIRTHDAYS
● 4—George Walter
● 9—Julie Kruth
● 10—Kenton Susca
● 13—Kathleen Bunter
● 14—Raymond Cunningham
● 15—Marcielle Campbell
● 20—Marge Todd
● 21—Luke Hall
● 28—Paul Tanner
● 30—Harvey Newman
ANNIVERSARIES
● Dan & Barbara Lockwood
April 1, 1973
● Gaylord & Leslie Snavely
April 1, 1984
● Paul & Dianne Blocher
April 11, 1992
● Dan & Cindy King
April 19, 1980
● Jerry & Cay Ellen Thornley
April 27, 1985
Week at a glance...
EGG HUNT
April 21 at 11 AM
Following the Easter morning
worship service. For children
through grade 5. Bring your
basket! There are over 700
eggs to find!
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Felton Bible Church
Monthly Church Family Prayer Guide -- Please join the church family in lifting each other up in prayer.
Day 1 -- Nancy Albright; Angela Amsbaugh; Nona Ayers
Day 2 -- Jon, Mirka, Lily & Joey Bartz; Paul & Dianne Blocher
Day 3 -- Ed Borowiec; Marilyn Brandon; Nick, Irene, Wynona & Natalie Bredthauer
Day 4 -- Donna Buelow; Ken, Kathleen & Jack Bunter; Marcielle Campbell
Day 5 -- Grace Colombo; Stephen & Sally Cooper; Steve Crill
Day 6 -- Fran Cross; Tim & Linda Cullens; Phyllis Daniele
Day 7 -- Pastor PJ, Allie, Maddie, Grant, Taryn, Adah & Louisa Davis; Thelma Dayton
Day 8 -- Teresa Doran; Mike & Connie Dowler; Rod & Maureen Dudzinski
Day 9 -- Mike & Julie Dwyer; Tom & MaryAnn Dwyer; Isaac, Laina, Olivia & Cyprian Eryavec
Day 10 -- Elaine Finney; Alene Gordon, Barbara Green
Day 11 -- Joe, Cynthia, Luke & Noah Hall; Daniel Halverson; Carol Hara; Shirley Harding
Day 12 -- Mary Hoff; Terry & Jeanie Howard; Ed Jakl; Willem & Miryam Keyzer
Day 13 -- Dan, Cindy & Jordan King; Warren & Julie Kruth
Day 14 -- Jean Kuhn; Dan & Barbara Lockwood; Lori Lovato; Patty Matthews
Day 15 -- Richard Marshall; John & Renee’ McAnally; Deanna McIntyre; Bob & Linda Means
Day 16 -- Bob Miller; Curt & Donni Miller; Dave & Marsha Moody; Bess Morris
Day 17 -- Jim & Margaret Nelson; Harvey, Kathleen, Matthew & Anna Newman
Day 18 -- Gary Newton; Nikolas Osorio; Tom & Debbie Paille; Curt & Robin Patrick
Day 19 -- John & Madelle Payne; Peter & Janet Payne; Jim Payne
Day 20 -- Chris Potter; Velma Potter; Maxine Richards; Jacque Rowland; Ferne Rutherford
Day 21 -- Tony & Renee Shebanek; David, Rachel, Luke & Jessica Sherrick; Paul & Nathan Sherrick
Day 22 -- Gaylord & Leslie Snavely; Helen Stallings; Carolyn Stallings
Day 23 -- Dale Stowell; Erik, Anne, Joy, Samuel & Sawyer Strombom; Gayle Strombom; Lyle Surdyk
Day 24 -- Earl & Ruth Sutherland; Ikuko Takagi; Paul & Brenda Tanner; Ron & Cheryl Taylor
Day 25 -- Jerry & Cay Ellen Thornley; Lance & Kari Thornley; Cliff Tinsley; Marge Todd
Day 26 -- Rick & Elaine Tozer; George & Bonnie Walter; Jim, Pat & Hayley Ward
Day 27 -- JoAnn Whitaker; Andy, Katie & Isabelle Williams
Day 28 -- John & Lorre Winkler; Dorothy Wood; Laurel Woodside
Days 29-31 -- Missionaries: Keith & Judy Anderson (ReachGlobal - Latin America); Tom & Marti
Chance (Awana); Jay & Vicki Dangers (New Hope Uganda Orphanage); Mike & Janet Davis
(ReachGlobal - Europe); Peter & Janet Payne (Institute for Credible Christianity Campus Ministries);
John & Betty Scott (CityTeam); Heather & Matt Troxell (Young Life); M.& M. W. (Pioneers); Valley
Churches United Missions; White Cross; Pregnancy Resource Center; Operation Christmas Child
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Do you have a prayer request? Contact Teresa Doran, prayer coordinator,
[email protected] 831.234.7725
Church Office 831.335.3418
June 10—14
9 AM—noon daily
Free for kids entering
grades 1—6
Online registration
opens April 9
FeltonBibleChurch.org
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Felton Bible Church
In addition to our volunteer needs, our church is looking for a very special person for the PAID position of Nursery Coordina-tor on Sunday mornings. This amazing op-portunity for ministry to the youngest of our congregation is vital to the health and growth of our church. The person must be over 18, be faithfully walking in their Christian faith, have experience with small children (preferably with a group), and be able to work from 9:30-noon every Sunday morning Do you know anyone that would fit this criterion? Please have them contact Brenda at [email protected] for more info.
Needed: Volunteers in Children’s Ministry
1) Nursery volunteers on a once-a-month rotation. Your
schedule can be either during the church service or during the
Sunday School hour (your choice). Our littlest ones are adora-
ble and fun!
2) Helpers to our Sunday School teachers serving once or
twice a month for one hour. We have great kids that need
great Christian mentors. Make a difference in a kid’s life.
3) VBS is coming on June 10-14. Plan now to serve in this
amazing outreach ministry. Save the dates and request your
time off of work. We need YOU!
Questions? Brenda Tanner at
Good Friday service, April 19 at 5 PM
Easter morning service, April 21 at 9:30 AM
Felton Bible Church FeltonBibleChurch.org
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Felton Bible Church
Year—to—Date Giving: $ 70,756
Budget: $ 69,965
Over: $ 791
Spending: $ 77,448
Saturday, April 6
9 AM to noon
College Scholarship Applications
are due on or before
Tuesday, April 30.
Application forms and instructions
can be found online:
FeltonBibleChurch.org
Pregnancy Resource Center Benefit Banquet
Thursday, April 4 at 6 PM.
Join Felton Bible Church for this special event by signing up in the foyer.
